MapIt! accepts the following coordinate formats:
WGS-84 Datum | ||
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e.g. N50 37.899 W001 56.330 or 50 37.899N 001 56.330W | |
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e.g. N50 37 53.9 W001 56 19.8 or 50 37 53.9N 001 56 19.8W | |
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e.g. N50.631650 W1.938833 or 50.631650N 1.938833W | |
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e.g. 50.631650 -1.938833 | |
OSGB Datum | ||
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e.g. SZ 04422 81331 or SZ0442 8133 or SZ044813 | |
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e.g. 404422,81331 | |
Other | ||
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e.g. BH19 2AA |
The format of the entered coordinates is reasonably flexible and as long as the various
parts of the coordinates are separated in some way the conversion should work.
For example if you enter "blahN50*37 899 - W1:56:::330rubbish" it will be
decoded as N50°37.899 W001°56.330 .
You can simplify the use of the Map Linker by installing our MapIt! bookmarklet. This bookmarklet is a small piece of javascript code that will allow you to get a map by simply highlighting the coordinates on a webpage and clicking on the MapIt! link. It's as easy as that - no more cut and pasting!
To create your own bookmarklet go to the MapIt! bookmarklet generator page
and follow the instructions.
The URL http://benchmarks.org.uk/map.php can also be used to add map links to your web page by adding '?c=' followed by any of the valid coordinate formats listed above.
Example
http://benchmarks.org.uk/map.php?c=N50°38.417 W002°03.554
Coordinates format
All the formats specified in the Coordinate Formats section can be used.
&title=xxxxxx | add a title to the map | |
&size=5 | display a 5 x 5 size map |
Examples
http://benchmarks.org.uk/map.php?c=n50:38.417 W2*03:554&title=Corfe+Castle
http://benchmarks.org.uk/map.php?c=N 50° 38.417 W 002° 03.554&title=Corfe+Castle&size=5
http://benchmarks.org.uk/map.php?c=BH19 2AA&size=5
Example HTML code to add a map link to your cache page
<a href="http://benchmarks.org.uk/map.php?c=N50°38.417 W 002° 03.554&title=Corfe+Castle" target="_blank">Click here for a
map</a>